Survey Data
Reg No
30314046
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Foot bridge
In Use As
Foot bridge
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
130329, 225268
Date Recorded
11/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Single-span foot bridge built c.1860, located over now disused Galway-Clifden railway line. Rusticated snecked limestone abutments having margined string course and copings, supporting concrete span of c.1970 with galvanised steel hand rails.
Appraisal
This footbridge is notable for its attractive rusticated limestone abutments, displaying the good quality masonry typical of railway construction in the second half of the nineteenth century. The bridge continues to fulfil its function and crosses the now-defunct Galway to Clifden railway line.